Jónína Ólafsdóttir was born in Strandasýsla on February 18, 1876. Child. She came west to Canada in 1883 with her parents, Ólafur Ólafsson and Málfríður Jónsdóttir. They lived in Gravenhurst, Ontario around the turn of the century. More information is needed about Jónína’s life in the west.  

Þorkell Ólafsson was born in Strandasýsla on May 2, 1878. Child. He came to Canada in 1883 with his parents, Ólafur Ólafsson and Málfríður Jónsdóttir. They lived in Gravenhurst, Ontario around the turn of the century. Information is needed about Þorkell’s life in the west.

Margrét Bjarnadóttir was born on March 24, 1866 in Strandasýsla. She died on September 3, 1938 in Gimli in New Iceland. Spouse: Guðmundur Jónsson b. in Barðastrandarsýsla on November 24, 1866, d. in Manitoba on August 12, 1945. Children: 1. Jón b. 1888 2. Einar 3. Ágústína Helga b. in Gimli on August 17, 1906. They came west to Winnipeg …

Guðmundur Jónsson was born in Barðastrandarsýsla on November 24, 1866. He died in Manitoba on August 12, 1945. Spouse: Margrét Bjarnadóttir b. March 24, 1866, d. September 3, 1938 in Gimli in New Iceland. Children: 1. Jón b. 1888 2. Einar 3. Ágústína Helga b. in Gimli on August 17, 1906. They came west to Winnipeg in 1888 and lived …

Sigríður Jóhannsdóttir was born in Strandasýsla on April 4, 1870. Child. She came to her western home in 1883 with her mother Helga Hjaltadóttir.

Jón Björnsson was born on August 24, 1843 in Strandasýsla. He died in Spanish Fork on April 13, 1909. He took the name John Bjornson in the west. Spouse: Auðrósa Eyjólfsdóttir was born on May 2, 1857 in Húnavatnssýsla. She died in Spanish Fork on March 22, 1941. She took the name Rosa Jameson in Spanish Fork. Children: 1. Eygerður …

Guðmundur Jónsson was born in Strandasýsla on September 5, 1844. Spouse: Soffía Björnsdóttir b. 1860 in N. Múlasýsla. Childless. Guðmundur came west in 1878 and first lived in the Icelandic settlement in Minneota, Minnesota. He moved from there to the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota in 1881. Soffía came west to the settlement in 1893.

Björn Sveinsson was born in Dalasýsla on January 13, 1820. Widower. Children: 1. Guðbjörg b. 1845 2. Guðrún b. 1849 3. Arndís b. 1859 4. Guðný b. 1852, came west in 1883. Björn came west alone to Winnipeg, Manitoba and settled in New Iceland.

Eggert Sigurðsson was born on April 8, 1860 in Strandasýsla. Unmarried and childless. Eggert came west across the sea with his parents, Sigurður Gíslason and Guðrún Jónsdóttir, in 1883. They settled in the Sand Hills Settlement in N. Dakota.

Margrét Sigurðardóttir was born on March 14, 1862 in Strandasýsla. She died on May 7, 1942. Unmarried and childless. She sailed west with her parents, Sigurður Gíslason and Guðrún Jónsdóttir, in 1883. They settled in the Sand Hills Settlement in N. Dakota. Information is needed about Margrét’s life in the west.